Hungarian

Suffix

-öl

1. (personal suffix) Used to form the second-person singular present tense of verbs ending in -s, -sz, -z, -dz (indicative mood, indefinite conjugation).

   söröz ‎(“to drink beer”) → sörözöl ‎(“you drink beer, you are drinking beer”)

2. (verb suffix) Added to a noun to form a verb.

   jel ‎(“a mark”) → jelöl ‎(“to mark”)

Usage notes

• (personal suffix) Variants:

  -sz added to verbs not in the categories listed below

  vár ‎(“to wait”) → vársz ‎(“you wait, you are waiting”)

  -asz added to back vowel verbs ending in two consonants or -ít

  hall ‎(“to hear”) → hallasz ‎(“you hear, you are hearing”)

  tanít ‎(“to teach”) → tanítasz ‎(“you teach, you are teaching”)

  -esz added to front vowel verbs ending in two consonants or -ít

  dönt ‎(“to decide”) → döntesz ‎(“you decide, you are deciding”)

  segít ‎(“to help”) → segítesz ‎(“you help, you are helping”)

  -ol added to back vowel verbs ending in s, sz, z, dz

  olvas ‎(“to read”) → olvasol ‎(“you read, you are reading”)

  -el added to unrounded front vowel verbs ending in s, sz, z, dz

  vesz ‎(“to buy”) → veszel ‎(“you buy, you are buying”)

  -öl added to rounded front vowel verbs ending in s, sz, z, dz

  főz ‎(“to cook”) → főzöl ‎(“you cook, you are cooking”)

• (verb suffix) Variants:

  -l is added to words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-. Final long vowels may shorten, e.g. ű → ü.

  -ol is added to some back vowel words ending in a consonant

  -al is added to other back vowel words ending in a consonant

  -el is added to unrounded front vowel words ending in a consonant

  -öl is added to rounded front vowel words ending in a consonant

  -ál is added to some back vowel words ending in a consonant

Derived terms

See also

• Category:Hungarian verb forms
• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes